Hidden Program

Chapter 23 Hidden Program

"Master, Supervisor Jixin from Lixin Security Company is at the door and wishes to see you!" While David was in the underground gym practicing the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique, he heard the familiar, beautiful voice of Emma, his Smart Butler, through his Identity Bracelet.

During his rest over the past few days, he had used his newly acquired electronic warfare capabilities to reinforce the security system of his residence.

Now that he truly possessed electronic warfare skills, looking back at the residence's original security system, it was riddled with holes; it was no wonder the female mercenary had been able to breach it so easily that day.

Originally, David had no intention of meeting with Supervisor Jixin, as he no longer needed the security company to rebuild his defenses, but considering the potential compensation from Lixin Security Company, he decided to see him after all.

In the living room of the residence, Supervisor Jixin was shifting his obese body restlessly; the soft, high-end sofa did not make him feel any better.

He glanced at the pretty secretary sitting beside him; if he didn't handle the owner of this house today, he would likely lose his position as supervisor, and this beautiful secretary would belong to someone else.

After the Smart Butler Emma had invited them in, the host, David, had been slow to appear, which only made Supervisor Jixin feel extremely uneasy.

David had no intention of leaving him waiting; it was simply out of politeness that he had gone to wash off the heavy sweat from his practice of the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique, which had caused the delay, never expecting it to cause a misunderstanding for Supervisor Jixin.

Supervisor Jixin looked around the residence, judging its value; although he knew the owner was related to a "National Scholar," the basis for compensation still depended on the value of the property.

However, just by looking at the fruit juice in the hands of his secretary and himself, he knew the owner was wealthy.

Panshi Planet had almost no agricultural resources, and most people could only buy synthetic food; the natural fruit juice in his hand, while looking unremarkable, actually indicated that the property came with a fairly large fruit and vegetable cultivation base.

Because Panshi Planet was threatened by the Zerg, every city had thick barrier belts underground, constructed from steel and materials that the Zerg detested, with a large number of sensors installed in the inner layers to prevent Zerg from infiltrating the city.

It was precisely because of the existence of these barrier belts that the size of the underground space was limited, making the underground resources of Peilan City extremely precious; underground space was even more expensive than surface space because it was so extremely limited.

"Mr. David, I am Jixin, the business supervisor of Lixin Security Company!" Upon seeing David, Supervisor Jixin's obese body sprang up from the sofa, and he introduced himself with a smile.

The female secretary also revealed her most beautiful smile; Supervisor Jixin had brought her along specifically to better ease the atmosphere.

"Supervisor Jixin, hello!" David nodded with a smile and gestured for Supervisor Jixin to sit down and talk.

David's maturity made Supervisor Jixin think much more highly of him, especially since David was not at all attracted by the secretary's smile; a child of David's age should be in the prime of his youth.

"Mr. David, on behalf of Lixin Security Company, I would like to express our deepest apologies for the losses caused to you by this accident!" Supervisor Jixin first expressed the company's stance.

"Supervisor Jixin, I have received your apology. I wonder how you intend to handle this?" David did not care for the other party's pleasantries, nor did he have time to chat with Supervisor Jixin; he just wanted to get the matter settled immediately.

"Mr. David, our Lixin Security Company will replace your security system with the highest-grade one for free. At the same time, we will cover all your losses from this accident, and in addition, we will compensate you with 200,000 credits. How does that sound?" Supervisor Jixin had not expected David to be so direct, so he had to state the plan he had already thought out.

"That will do!" David stood up, reached out his hand, and nodded.

Supervisor Jixin was stunned; shouldn't things like this be negotiated back and forth? Why had David agreed so directly? This rendered all the rhetoric he had prepared useless.

Furthermore, the compensation amount was far less than what he had initially been prepared to pay, which was not a good thing, as it could very well lead others to think that Lixin Security Company was bullying the child of a "National Scholar."

However, since it was already settled, he couldn't bring himself to raise the price, so he could only stand up and shake hands with David.

"Mr. David, please enable the permissions so I can upgrade your security system." Supervisor Jixin made the request to David to complete the subsequent work.

David did not mention that he had already reinforced the security system, as that would be somewhat difficult to explain, so he opened the permissions and allowed Supervisor Jixin to connect to the residence's security network.

Supervisor Jixin operated the equipment he had brought with him quickly, beginning to upgrade and replace the residence's security system.

It took no more than five minutes to complete the work.

"Mr. David, the software portion of your security system has been upgraded to the highest level. Our technicians will come within three working days to add the corresponding hardware! If you are satisfied, we can sign the settlement agreement!" Supervisor Jixin said to David with a smile.

Seeing that David didn't say anything else and just signed the electronic signature with his Identity Bracelet, the smile on Supervisor Jixin's face grew even wider.

After David sent Supervisor Jixin away, his expression was not good, because just now, while Supervisor Jixin was upgrading and replacing the security system, his original security system had sent him an alert.

Although the security system he had reinforced was not as comprehensive as Lixin Security Company's, it was more advanced in terms of security.

In the end, this security system was only at a civilian level, so there was a limit to how advanced it could be.

After David released the permissions, Supervisor Jixin's operations still triggered alerts, which could only mean that the security software uploaded by Supervisor Jixin contained programs that shouldn't be there.

He took out the K2 Military Electronic Warfare Device, connected it to the security system, and began to search.

Soon, he discovered a hidden permission program; as long as this hidden permission program was activated, all the security devices in his residence would automatically shut down, allowing outsiders to enter his home at their leisure.

David felt once again that the people trying to deal with him had vast resources; this mercenary attack was just an accidental event, but that person had actually seized the opportunity to modify his security system, making his residence defenseless.

If he hadn't obtained electronic warfare capabilities and hadn't taken the step of embedding his own security programs into the system first, he might have been kept in the dark, and he wouldn't even have known how he died when the time came.

David modified the hidden permission program so that it would send a message to his Identity Bracelet the moment it was triggered, allowing him to decide whether or not to enable that permission.

He did not think about going to Lixin Security Company; this was an exposed enemy, which was not scary. What was scary was that he didn't know who the enemy really was or how many forces were involved!

He thought of the War Hammer Mastery (82% proficiency) Knowledge Light Orb, the Sniping (20% proficiency) Knowledge Light Orb, and his 99% entry-level body technique; as long as he was given some time, his strength would see an explosive growth, and by then, he would no longer be in such a passive position.

Supervisor Jixin, who had left David's residence, sat in his car with a very grave expression, completely lacking the joy of having solved the company's trouble.

He typed a line on his Identity Bracelet: "Mission accomplished!"

"Honey, I want to go eat some natural vegetables!" the female secretary said in a soft, sweet voice.

"Alright, I'll take you out for a big meal!" Supervisor Jixin put on a smile and waved his hand.

Before the New Year, Lixin Security Company came to install more security monitoring equipment, all of which were compatible with the highest-grade security system software.

David also checked these security monitoring devices one by one and did not find any more backdoors or hidden programs.

It seemed that his enemy was not interested in his private life, but only wanted to make it easier to strike at him.

Time passed day by day, and until December 31st, no one had activated the hidden permission program.

Based on David's judgment, it was highly likely that the other party was waiting for the previous incident to blow over before finding another way to deal with him.

It was in this atmosphere that the government's New Year reception arrived.

Thanks to "Yuchen Xiaoke'ai" for the 100 Qidian coin tip!! Thanks to "Draco Yueyu" for the 500 Qidian coin tip!! Thanks to "Nashi Mingyue Nashi Qing" for the 1000 Qidian coin tip!! Thanks to "Zhanlanse de Youyu Benzun" for the 100 Qidian coin tip!! Thanks to "Diaomin Mo Hai Zhen" for the 200 Qidian coin tip!!